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as in progressive
not bound by traditional ways or beliefs
parents who take a very liberal attitude toward letting their children stay out late
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as in generous
being more than enough without being excessive
he always puts liberal amounts of grated cheese on his pizza
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as in charitable
giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation
a doctor who has been very liberal in dispensing low-cost care to patients who could not otherwise afford it
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Recent Examples of liberal
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 18 July 2025
After Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett announced from the court’s mahogany bench last month that lower court judges had gone too far in pausing President Donald Trump’s changes to birthright citizenship, the court’s liberals got their turn.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Influential congressman Jim Clyburn speaks at his rally, but will California’s liberal image wreck his chances?
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
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Adjective
The Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning actor also acknowledged that American liberals also have a number of flaws, but emphasized his belief that the Democratic Party is better than the alternative.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 18 July 2025
After Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett announced from the court’s mahogany bench last month that lower court judges had gone too far in pausing President Donald Trump’s changes to birthright citizenship, the court’s liberals got their turn.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Noun
Some liberal commentators privately feared left-wing scapegoating.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Influential congressman Jim Clyburn speaks at his rally, but will California’s liberal image wreck his chances?
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberal
Adjective
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But before the summer fruit became an icon of a leisurely lifestyle, tomatoes, at least in American culture, were once a symbol of progressive rural life.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025
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Shoshana, like most of Tel Aviv, is modern, progressive and feminist.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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The new subsidies are more generous for low- and middle-income earners and are available to people with higher incomes who previously were ineligible.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
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Google provides generous leave periods, financial support and reintegration programs for new parents returning to work.—
Will Fan,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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There are strategies to optimize your RMDs, including taking your RMD as a qualified charitable distribution, which would reduce taxable income.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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Climate control systems can monitor and regulate all the inputs in modern greenhouses and hoop houses.—
Julie Weed,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Think of it as the breezy, modern little sister to her grand estate up the hill.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Technology is high-end and even cutting edge, comforts are plentiful, and road noise is almost non-existent.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Aug. 2025
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But while the options are plentiful, not all of them perform equally well.—
Claire Sullivan,
Footwear News,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Professor Skye, who provides rambling, philosophy-laden meditations on albums that might at first seem out of the wheelhouse of an aging French lecturer, if that benevolent teacher vibe is your thing.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
31 July 2025
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And its acknowledged leader, the United States, was a remarkably benevolent hegemon.—
STACIE E. GODDARD,
Foreign Affairs,
28 July 2025
Noun
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The veteran lefty continued his brilliant season on Tuesday, tossing seven shutout frames and thoroughly overwhelming the Royals offense.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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While only two of the four runs scored on his five-inning watch were earned, the lefty put himself in unenviable positions and condensed his start with five free passes.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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It initially was regarded as a radical idea, but after securing a green light from Texas' higher education agency to offer degrees, welcomed its first class last fall.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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This book is exactly the kind of radical pamphlet Zinn cites as an essential American form: polemical ideas, plainly written, and published in simple, short volumes that are easily shared and easily hidden away.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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“Liberal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberal. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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